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CDC: US Smoking Rate Makes Biggest Decline Since 1993

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Data from the leading US national health institute reveals fewer people than ever are smoking in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today that just over 15 percent of adults in the United States smoked cigarettes in 2015. That's a two percent drop from the year before and largest one-year decline since 1993. The data release shows 15 percent of adults smoked in 2015, lower than the 17 percent found in 2014.

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